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File photo: A few pedestrians are seen walking in the heavy snow and wind in Hoboken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Weather
6abc

High winds complicate snow removal in New Jersey suburbs

Even as the snowfall started to ease up by mid-morning, the wind was blowing the snow back onto roads that had been cleared.

4 years ago

A plow truck waits for snow fall to accumulate in Philadelphia on January 28, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather
6abc

Road crews in Philadelphia in a race against heavy snowfall, high winds

The city said it was focusing on snow emergency routes. They say the goal is not to keep streets clear, but passable.

4 years ago

Ash Barty of Australia waves as she holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Danielle Collins of the U.S., in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia
Arts & Entertainment

Ash Barty wins drought-breaking Australian Open women’s title

Barty is the first Australian woman to win the singles title here since Chris O’Neil in 1978.

4 years ago

A close-up photo of Barbarann Keffer.
Politics & Policy

Upper Darby mayor wants to use $1M of ARPA funds for gun violence prevention

A public health approach is being proposed with part of the $20 million-plus the township has received in American Rescue Plan Act funding.

4 years ago

Caitlin Green and Ani Gavino perform on Maplewood Mall in Germantown in March 2021, as part of Painted Bride’s ''Grace Period: A Community Ritual for Collective Healing.''  (LaNeshe Miller-White)
Arts & Entertainment

New round of federal stimulus money to help 14 Philly arts organizations

A 3rd round of American Rescue Plan funds will help Philly arts organizations transition into a post-pandemic future.

4 years ago

File photo: Kenosha Police Department Detective Martin Howard, right, picks up the weapon Kyle Rittenhouse used on Aug. 25, 2020, during Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 8, 2021. A Wisconsin judge on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest
Courts & Law

Kyle Rittenhouse gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed

A judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people and wound a third during a 2020 street protest.

4 years ago

Jose Alfrtedo De la Cruz and his wife, Rogelia, self-test for COVID-19 at a No Cost COVID-19 Drive-Through event provided the GUARDaHEART Foundation for the City of Whittier community and the surrounding areas at the Guirado Park in Whittier, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. California is showing signs that it may have turned the corner on the latest omicron wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with cases falling and hospitalizations short of the overwhelming deluge that officials had predicted just weeks ago. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Health

Omicron drives U.S. deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave

Now omicron is estimated to account for nearly all the virus circulating in the nation.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden visits collapsed Pittsburgh bridge, touts infrastructure law

President Joe Biden is visiting the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh that fell just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package.

4 years ago

The exterior of Jennersville Hospital in West Grove
Health

Pa. Department of Health rebuked Tower Health over Jennersville and Brandywine Hospital closure plans

A Dec. 28 letter says Tower failed to provide Chester County Emergency Medical Services with “accurate, ongoing communication.”

4 years ago

A Starbucks sign
Money

Two Starbucks locations in Philadelphia file petitions to unionize

The Philly workers join a wave of others attempting to unionize the national coffee chain’s shops as the pandemic economy has bolstered organizing efforts.

4 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. Commonwealth Court tosses no-excuse mail ballot law; appeal expected quickly

Gov. Tom Wolf has pledged to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court, which recent history suggests will reverse the decision.

4 years ago

DelDOT has 40,000 tons of salt available for the storm, and this plow truck is ready to roll. (DelDOT)
Weather

With a blizzard looming, Delaware Gov. Carney orders state of emergency, restricts driving in Sussex and Kent counties

The storm will be the second major one to hit the state’s southernmost county this month. Prepare to be home for a day or two, emergency officials caution.

4 years ago

A few inches of snow coat the ground in Philadelphia
Weather

Philadelphia to declare a snow emergency. Blizzard forecast for the shore

The Philadelphia region is expecting heavy snow and winds later today into Saturday. Meanwhile, New Jersey’s coast is under a blizzard warning.

4 years ago

Dog walkers brave the snow and wind in Hoboken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Snowfall is picking up in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Weather

New Jersey declares emergency ahead of coastal winter storm

A state of emergency will begin at 5 p.m. Friday in New Jersey. State offices to close at 3 p.m

4 years ago

Dr. William Hite
Education

Superintendent Hite named next CEO of national education nonprofit

Hite will continue to lead the School District of Philadelphia through the end of the academic year.

4 years ago

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